Major road schemes and issues

Chester - Various junction improvement schemes

A number of schemes are planned in Chester to both update traffic signal equipment which is at the end of its shelf life and also improve active travel and connectivity to the city centre.

Darnhall Bridge, Winsford

A road closure will be needed for works at Darnhall Bridge, Winsford.

A540 Raby Park Road junction improvements

This scheme has been in development for a number of years following a fatal accident at the junction.

Grosvenor Bridge, Chester

Unfortunately, the Bridge has been hit by vehicles twice in a six-month period - in March 2022 and then again in October 2022. In both cases, vehicles heading out of Chester failed to negotiate the left-hand bend onto the bridge and collided head on with the parapet. These impacts caused masonry blocks to fall on the footpath and cycleway below.

Queens Park Suspension Bridge

Following routine inspections of the 100-year-old bridge in spring 2023 a structures report was commissioned that has revealed issues with the metal work requiring immediate attention.

Sandy Lane, Chester

Severn Trent Water is laying a new water pipe from Huntington Water Treatment Works to Boughton Water Treatment Works. Work begins January 2024 for 12 months.

Improvement programme

Our programme has now started. This includes our regular routine maintenance as well as any additional work in the borough.

Recent schemes

King Charles III England Coast Path

The King Charles III England Coast Path will be longest managed coastal path in the world.  It will go all the way around the coast of England and will be around 2,700 miles long when it is complete.